Professor Vaseekaran Sivarajasingam
BMSc (Hons) BDS PhD FDSRCS(Eng) FDSRCS(OS) FDSRCPS FHEA
Clinical Director, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. Director, National Violence Surveillance Network, Violence Research Group. Chair, All-Wales Oral Surgery Strategic Advisory Forum.
- Media commentator
Overview
I am Professor of Oral Surgery, Cardiff University and Consultant Oral Surgeon, Cardiff and Vale UHB.
As Clinical Director, University Dental Hospital, I lead a team of Clinicians and Managers on strategic direction, planning and delivery of comprehensive dental services, Cardiff and Vale UHB. Patient safety, quality of care and clinical outcomes are at the centre of focus and co-production of services involving all stakeholders is of the highest priority.
I was elected Chair, Welsh Government National Oral Surgery Strategic Advisory Forum (SAF, 2020-) and Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine Managed Clinical Network (MCN, 2017-). Under my leadership, SAF and MCN have developed partnerships between health boards in Wales for the purpose of improving the health and well-being of the people of Wales.
As member of the high-profile interdisciplinary Cardiff University Violence Research Group (VRG), I contributed to VRG being identified as 'world leading' in the Research Assessment Exercise, winning the 'Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education' for contributions to Medicine, Health and Welfare (2010) and being nominated for the prestigious Times Higher Education award (2012).
Publication
2024
- Matthews, K., Heravi, S., Morgan, P., Page, N., Shepherd, J. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2024. Alcohol prices, the April effect, and the environment, in violence-related injury in England and Wales. European Journal of Health Economics 25(2), pp. 237-255. (10.1007/s10198-023-01583-w)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Shi, J., Guan, B., Page, N., Moore, S., Farnell, D. and Shepherd, J. 2024. Serious violence in England and Wales in 2023: An Accident & Emergency perspective. Project Report. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
2023
- Long, I. W., Matthews, K. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2023. Environment, alcohol intoxication and overconfidence: evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment. The Manchester School 91(5), pp. 389-413. (10.1111/manc.12439)
- Lewis, K., Sivarajasingam, V. and Morgan, M. 2023. An investigation into oral surgery referrals in Wales. British Dental Journal (10.1038/s41415-023-5505-6)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Guan, B., Page, N., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2023. Serious violence in England and Wales in 2022: An Accident and Emergency perspective. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/violence-research-group/research-projects/national-violence-surveillance-system
2022
- Sivarajasingam, V., Guan, B., Page, N., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2022. Violence in England and Wales in 2021: an accident and emergency perspective. Project Report. Cardiff University.
- Long, I. W., Matthews, K. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2022. Overconfidence, alcohol and the environment: evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment. Cardiff: Cardiff University Business School.
2021
- Sivarajasingam, V., Guan, B., Page, N., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2021. Violence in England and Wales in 2020: an accident and emergency perspective. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Crime & Security Research Institute. Available at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57875c16197aea2902e3820e/t/609a42af2c701e11a63bdaf4/1620722430096/Violence+In+England+and+Wales+in+2020_NVSN+Cardiff+University+Report.pdf
2020
- Long, I. W., Matthews, K. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2020. Behavioural change and alcohol-fuelled violence: an experiment. RES Newsletter 191, pp. 21-25.
- Sivarajasingam, V., Athwal, J., Lewis, K., Mort, J., Emanuel, C. and Morgan, M. 2020. Oral surgery referrals at a UK dental hospital in the context of a managed vlinical network: a mixed-methods study. Oral Surgery 13(3), pp. 212-220. (10.1111/ors.12478)
- Moore, S. C. et al. 2020. Evaluating alcohol intoxication management services: the EDARA mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research 8(24), pp. 1-214. (10.3310/hsdr08240)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Guan, B., Page, N., Peel, E., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2020. Violence in England and Wales in 2019. An accident and emergency perspective. Project Report. Cardiff: Crime & Security Research Institute.
- Sivarajasingam, V. and Shepherd, J. 2020. Child physical abuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2019. Project Report. [Online]. London: Office for National Statistics. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/childphysicalabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2019
2019
- Sivarajasingam, V., Page, N., Green, G., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2019. Violence in England and Wales in 2018. An accident and emergency perspective.. Cardiff: Crime and Security Research Institute, Cardiff University.
2018
- Sivarajasingam, V., Read, S., Svobodova, M., Wight, L. and Shepherd, J. 2018. Injury resulting from targeted violence: An emergency department perspective. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 28(3), pp. 295-308. (10.1002/cbm.2066)
- Page, N., Sivarajasingam, V., Jones, S. and Shepherd, J. 2018. Links between deprivation and risk of violence-related injury: a qualitative study to identify potential causal mechanisms. Journal of Public Health 40(2), pp. e59-e65. (10.1093/pubmed/fdx073)
- Redford, R., Durkan, C., Sivarajasingam, V. and Emanuel, C. 2018. Student perceptions of exodontia competency assessment in a UK dental school. European Journal of Dental Education 22(2), pp. 92-100. (10.1111/eje.12248)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Farnell, D., Page, N., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2018. Violence in England and Wales in 2017: An Accident and Emergency perspective. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/1162414/National-Violence-Surveillance-Network-Report-2017.pdf
2017
- Moore, S. C. et al. 2017. The effectiveness of an intervention to reduce alcohol-related violence in premises licensed for the sale and on-site consumption of alcohol: a randomised controlled trial. Addiction 112(11), pp. 1898-1906. (10.1111/add.13878)
- Page, N., Sivarajasingam, V., Matthews, K., Heravi, S., Morgan, P. and Shepherd, J. 2017. Preventing violence-related injuries in England and Wales: A panel study examining the impact of on-trade and off-trade alcohol prices. Injury Prevention 23(1), pp. 33-39. (10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041884)
2016
- Wells, J. P., Roked, Z., Moore, S. C. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2016. Telephone review after minor oral surgery. British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 54(5), pp. 526-530. (10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.02.016)
- Fone, D. et al. 2016. Change in alcohol outlet density and alcohol-related harm to population health (CHALICE): a comprehensive record-linked database study in Wales. Public Health Research 4(3), pp. 1-184. (10.3310/phr04030)
2015
- Sivarajasingam, V., Page, N., Wells, J., Morgan, P., Matthews, K., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2015. Trends in violence in England and Wales 2010-2014. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 70(6), pp. 616-621. (10.1136/jech-2015-206598)
- Moore, S. C. et al. 2015. All-Wales Licensed Premises Intervention (AWLPI): a randomised controlled trial of an intervention to reduce alcohol-related violence. Public Health Research 3(10) (10.3310/phr03100)
- Fone, D. L. et al. 2015. Change in alcohol outlet density and the risk of violent crime. Presented at: 41st Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society, Munich, Germany, 1-5 June 2015.
2014
- Sivarajasingam, V., Page, N., Morgan, P. H., Matthews, K. G. P., Moore, S. C. and Shepherd, J. P. 2014. Trends in community violence in England and Wales 2005-2009. Injury 45(3), pp. 592-598. (10.1016/j.injury.2013.06.020)
- Moore, S. C. et al. 2014. All-Wales licensed premises intervention (AWLPI): a randomised controlled trial to reduce alcohol-related violence. BMC Public Health 14(1), pp. -., article number: 21. (10.1186/1471-2458-14-21)
2013
- Sivarajasingam, V., Page, N., Morgan, P. H., Matthews, K., Moore, S. C. and Shepherd, J. P. 2013. OP44 trends in community violence in England and Wales 2005-2009. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 67(Suppl), pp. A22-A23. (10.1136/jech-2013-203126.44)
2012
- Fone, D. L. et al. 2012. Change in alcohol outlet density and alcohol-related harm to population health (CHALICE). BMC Public Health 12(1), article number: 428. (10.1186/1471-2458-12-428)
- Fone, D. L. et al. 2012. Change in alcohol outlet density and alcohol-related harm to population health (CHALICE). BMC Public Health 12(1), pp. 428-437. (10.1186/1471-2458-12-428)
2011
- Jones, S., Sivarajasingam, V. and Shepherd, J. P. 2011. The impact of deprivation on youth violence: a comparison of cities and their feeder towns. Emergency Medicine Journal 28, pp. 496-499. (10.1136/emj.2009.090282)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Shepherd, J. P. and Newcombe, R. G. 2011. Why public health must contribute to reduce violence [Letter]. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 343, pp. d4453. (10.1136/bmj.d4453)
2010
- Clareboets, S., Sivarajasingam, V. and Chestnutt, I. G. 2010. Smoking cessation advice: knowledge, attitude and practice among clinical dental students. British Dental Journal 208(4), pp. 173-177. (10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.158)
- Durham, J. et al. 2010. A generic consensus assessment of undergraduate competence in forceps exodontia in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Dental Education 14(4), pp. 210-214. (10.1111/j.1600-0579.2009.00612.x)
- Nasr, I., Sivarajasingam, V., Jones, S. and Shepherd, J. P. 2010. Gender inequality in the risk of violence: material deprivation is linked to higher risk for adolescent girls. Emergency Medicine Journal 27(11), pp. 811-814. (10.1136/emj.2008.068528)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Read, S. M., Svobodova, M., Wight, L. and Shepherd, J. P. 2010. Hate violence: emergency department perspective [Abstract]. Injury Prevention 16(Supp.1), pp. A151-A152. (10.1136/ip.2010.029215.543)
- Lloyd, T. E. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2010. An unusual cranial dislocation of the mandibular condyle. British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 48(3), pp. 176-177. (10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.08.031)
- Sivarajasingam, V. and Shepherd, J. P. 2010. The roles of doctors and health services in community violence prevention. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 71(3), pp. 135-7.
- Sivarajasingam, V., Moore, S. C., Wells, J. P. and Shepherd, J. P. 2010. Violence in England and Wales 2009: an accident and emergency perspective. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.vrg.cf.ac.uk/nvit/NVIT_2009.pdf
2009
- Sivarajasingam, V., Morgan, P. H., Matthews, K., Shepherd, J. P. and Walker, R. V. 2009. Trends in violence in England and Wales 2000-2004: An accident and emergency perspective. Injury 40(8), pp. 820-825. (10.1016/j.injury.2008.08.017)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Morgan, P. H., Shepherd, J. P. and Matthews, K. G. P. 2009. Vulnerability to assault injury: An emergency department perspective. Emergency Medicine Journal 26(10), pp. 711-714. (10.1136/emj.2008.061580)
- Drage, N. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2009. The use of cone beam computed tomography in the management of isolated orbital floor fractures. British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 47(1), pp. 65-66. (10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.05.005)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Wells, J. P., Moore, S. C. and Shepherd, J. P. 2009. Violence in England and Wales 2008: an accident and emergency perspective. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.vrg.cf.ac.uk/nvit/NVIT_2008.pdf
2008
- Sivarajasingam, V., Moore, S. C. and Shepherd, J. P. 2008. Violence in England and Wales 2007: an accident and emergency perspective. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.vrg.cf.ac.uk/nvit/NVIT_2007.pdf
2007
- Moore, S. C., Shepherd, J. P., Eden, S. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2007. The effect of rugby match outcome on spectator aggression and intention to drink alcohol. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 17(2), pp. 118-127. (10.1002/cbm.647)
2006
- Sivarajasingam, V., Matthews, K. G. P. and Shepherd, J. P. 2006. Price of beer and violence-related injury in England and Wales. Injury 37(5), pp. 388-394. (10.1016/j.injury.2006.01.035)
- Matthews, K. G. P., Shepherd, J. P. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2006. Violence-related injury and the price of beer in England and Wales. Applied Economics 38(6), pp. 661-670. (10.1080/00036840500397341)
2005
- Sivarajasingam, V., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. P. 2005. Winning, losing, and violence. Injury Prevention 11(2), pp. 69-70. (10.1136/ip.2004.008102)
2004
- Matthews, K. G. P., Peel, D., Shepherd, J. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2004. The price of beer and lager and violence-related injury in England and Wales: a fixed effects model. In: Yfantopoulos, J. N. ed. The Economics of Health Reforms. Athens: Athens Institute for Education and Research, pp. 791-808.
2003
- Sivarajasingam, V., Shepherd, J. P. and Matthews, K. 2003. Effect of urban closed circuit television on assault injury and violence detection. Injury Prevention 9(4), pp. 312-316. (10.1136/ip.9.4.312)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Shepherd, J., Matthews, K. G. P. and Jones, S. 2003. Violence-related injury data in England and Wales. An alternative data source on violence. British Journal of Criminology 43(1), pp. 223-227. (10.1093/bjc/43.1.223)
2002
- Sivarajasingam, V., Shepherd, J. P., Matthews, K. G. P. and Jones, S. 2002. Trends in violence in England and Wales 1995-2000: an accident and emergency perspective. Journal of Public Health 24(3), pp. 219-226. (10.1093/pubmed/24.3.219)
- Sutherland, I., Sivarajasingam, V. and Shepherd, J. P. 2002. Recording of community violence by medical and police services. Injury Prevention 8(3), pp. 246-247. (10.1136/ip.8.3.246)
Articles
- Matthews, K., Heravi, S., Morgan, P., Page, N., Shepherd, J. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2024. Alcohol prices, the April effect, and the environment, in violence-related injury in England and Wales. European Journal of Health Economics 25(2), pp. 237-255. (10.1007/s10198-023-01583-w)
- Long, I. W., Matthews, K. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2023. Environment, alcohol intoxication and overconfidence: evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment. The Manchester School 91(5), pp. 389-413. (10.1111/manc.12439)
- Lewis, K., Sivarajasingam, V. and Morgan, M. 2023. An investigation into oral surgery referrals in Wales. British Dental Journal (10.1038/s41415-023-5505-6)
- Long, I. W., Matthews, K. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2020. Behavioural change and alcohol-fuelled violence: an experiment. RES Newsletter 191, pp. 21-25.
- Sivarajasingam, V., Athwal, J., Lewis, K., Mort, J., Emanuel, C. and Morgan, M. 2020. Oral surgery referrals at a UK dental hospital in the context of a managed vlinical network: a mixed-methods study. Oral Surgery 13(3), pp. 212-220. (10.1111/ors.12478)
- Moore, S. C. et al. 2020. Evaluating alcohol intoxication management services: the EDARA mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research 8(24), pp. 1-214. (10.3310/hsdr08240)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Read, S., Svobodova, M., Wight, L. and Shepherd, J. 2018. Injury resulting from targeted violence: An emergency department perspective. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 28(3), pp. 295-308. (10.1002/cbm.2066)
- Page, N., Sivarajasingam, V., Jones, S. and Shepherd, J. 2018. Links between deprivation and risk of violence-related injury: a qualitative study to identify potential causal mechanisms. Journal of Public Health 40(2), pp. e59-e65. (10.1093/pubmed/fdx073)
- Redford, R., Durkan, C., Sivarajasingam, V. and Emanuel, C. 2018. Student perceptions of exodontia competency assessment in a UK dental school. European Journal of Dental Education 22(2), pp. 92-100. (10.1111/eje.12248)
- Moore, S. C. et al. 2017. The effectiveness of an intervention to reduce alcohol-related violence in premises licensed for the sale and on-site consumption of alcohol: a randomised controlled trial. Addiction 112(11), pp. 1898-1906. (10.1111/add.13878)
- Page, N., Sivarajasingam, V., Matthews, K., Heravi, S., Morgan, P. and Shepherd, J. 2017. Preventing violence-related injuries in England and Wales: A panel study examining the impact of on-trade and off-trade alcohol prices. Injury Prevention 23(1), pp. 33-39. (10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041884)
- Wells, J. P., Roked, Z., Moore, S. C. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2016. Telephone review after minor oral surgery. British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 54(5), pp. 526-530. (10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.02.016)
- Fone, D. et al. 2016. Change in alcohol outlet density and alcohol-related harm to population health (CHALICE): a comprehensive record-linked database study in Wales. Public Health Research 4(3), pp. 1-184. (10.3310/phr04030)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Page, N., Wells, J., Morgan, P., Matthews, K., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2015. Trends in violence in England and Wales 2010-2014. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 70(6), pp. 616-621. (10.1136/jech-2015-206598)
- Moore, S. C. et al. 2015. All-Wales Licensed Premises Intervention (AWLPI): a randomised controlled trial of an intervention to reduce alcohol-related violence. Public Health Research 3(10) (10.3310/phr03100)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Page, N., Morgan, P. H., Matthews, K. G. P., Moore, S. C. and Shepherd, J. P. 2014. Trends in community violence in England and Wales 2005-2009. Injury 45(3), pp. 592-598. (10.1016/j.injury.2013.06.020)
- Moore, S. C. et al. 2014. All-Wales licensed premises intervention (AWLPI): a randomised controlled trial to reduce alcohol-related violence. BMC Public Health 14(1), pp. -., article number: 21. (10.1186/1471-2458-14-21)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Page, N., Morgan, P. H., Matthews, K., Moore, S. C. and Shepherd, J. P. 2013. OP44 trends in community violence in England and Wales 2005-2009. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 67(Suppl), pp. A22-A23. (10.1136/jech-2013-203126.44)
- Fone, D. L. et al. 2012. Change in alcohol outlet density and alcohol-related harm to population health (CHALICE). BMC Public Health 12(1), article number: 428. (10.1186/1471-2458-12-428)
- Fone, D. L. et al. 2012. Change in alcohol outlet density and alcohol-related harm to population health (CHALICE). BMC Public Health 12(1), pp. 428-437. (10.1186/1471-2458-12-428)
- Jones, S., Sivarajasingam, V. and Shepherd, J. P. 2011. The impact of deprivation on youth violence: a comparison of cities and their feeder towns. Emergency Medicine Journal 28, pp. 496-499. (10.1136/emj.2009.090282)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Shepherd, J. P. and Newcombe, R. G. 2011. Why public health must contribute to reduce violence [Letter]. British Medical Journal (BMJ) 343, pp. d4453. (10.1136/bmj.d4453)
- Clareboets, S., Sivarajasingam, V. and Chestnutt, I. G. 2010. Smoking cessation advice: knowledge, attitude and practice among clinical dental students. British Dental Journal 208(4), pp. 173-177. (10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.158)
- Durham, J. et al. 2010. A generic consensus assessment of undergraduate competence in forceps exodontia in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Dental Education 14(4), pp. 210-214. (10.1111/j.1600-0579.2009.00612.x)
- Nasr, I., Sivarajasingam, V., Jones, S. and Shepherd, J. P. 2010. Gender inequality in the risk of violence: material deprivation is linked to higher risk for adolescent girls. Emergency Medicine Journal 27(11), pp. 811-814. (10.1136/emj.2008.068528)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Read, S. M., Svobodova, M., Wight, L. and Shepherd, J. P. 2010. Hate violence: emergency department perspective [Abstract]. Injury Prevention 16(Supp.1), pp. A151-A152. (10.1136/ip.2010.029215.543)
- Lloyd, T. E. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2010. An unusual cranial dislocation of the mandibular condyle. British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 48(3), pp. 176-177. (10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.08.031)
- Sivarajasingam, V. and Shepherd, J. P. 2010. The roles of doctors and health services in community violence prevention. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 71(3), pp. 135-7.
- Sivarajasingam, V., Morgan, P. H., Matthews, K., Shepherd, J. P. and Walker, R. V. 2009. Trends in violence in England and Wales 2000-2004: An accident and emergency perspective. Injury 40(8), pp. 820-825. (10.1016/j.injury.2008.08.017)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Morgan, P. H., Shepherd, J. P. and Matthews, K. G. P. 2009. Vulnerability to assault injury: An emergency department perspective. Emergency Medicine Journal 26(10), pp. 711-714. (10.1136/emj.2008.061580)
- Drage, N. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2009. The use of cone beam computed tomography in the management of isolated orbital floor fractures. British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 47(1), pp. 65-66. (10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.05.005)
- Moore, S. C., Shepherd, J. P., Eden, S. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2007. The effect of rugby match outcome on spectator aggression and intention to drink alcohol. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health 17(2), pp. 118-127. (10.1002/cbm.647)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Matthews, K. G. P. and Shepherd, J. P. 2006. Price of beer and violence-related injury in England and Wales. Injury 37(5), pp. 388-394. (10.1016/j.injury.2006.01.035)
- Matthews, K. G. P., Shepherd, J. P. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2006. Violence-related injury and the price of beer in England and Wales. Applied Economics 38(6), pp. 661-670. (10.1080/00036840500397341)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. P. 2005. Winning, losing, and violence. Injury Prevention 11(2), pp. 69-70. (10.1136/ip.2004.008102)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Shepherd, J. P. and Matthews, K. 2003. Effect of urban closed circuit television on assault injury and violence detection. Injury Prevention 9(4), pp. 312-316. (10.1136/ip.9.4.312)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Shepherd, J., Matthews, K. G. P. and Jones, S. 2003. Violence-related injury data in England and Wales. An alternative data source on violence. British Journal of Criminology 43(1), pp. 223-227. (10.1093/bjc/43.1.223)
- Sivarajasingam, V., Shepherd, J. P., Matthews, K. G. P. and Jones, S. 2002. Trends in violence in England and Wales 1995-2000: an accident and emergency perspective. Journal of Public Health 24(3), pp. 219-226. (10.1093/pubmed/24.3.219)
- Sutherland, I., Sivarajasingam, V. and Shepherd, J. P. 2002. Recording of community violence by medical and police services. Injury Prevention 8(3), pp. 246-247. (10.1136/ip.8.3.246)
Book sections
- Matthews, K. G. P., Peel, D., Shepherd, J. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2004. The price of beer and lager and violence-related injury in England and Wales: a fixed effects model. In: Yfantopoulos, J. N. ed. The Economics of Health Reforms. Athens: Athens Institute for Education and Research, pp. 791-808.
Conferences
- Fone, D. L. et al. 2015. Change in alcohol outlet density and the risk of violent crime. Presented at: 41st Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society, Munich, Germany, 1-5 June 2015.
Monographs
- Sivarajasingam, V., Shi, J., Guan, B., Page, N., Moore, S., Farnell, D. and Shepherd, J. 2024. Serious violence in England and Wales in 2023: An Accident & Emergency perspective. Project Report. Cardiff: Cardiff University.
- Sivarajasingam, V., Guan, B., Page, N., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2023. Serious violence in England and Wales in 2022: An Accident and Emergency perspective. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/violence-research-group/research-projects/national-violence-surveillance-system
- Sivarajasingam, V., Guan, B., Page, N., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2022. Violence in England and Wales in 2021: an accident and emergency perspective. Project Report. Cardiff University.
- Long, I. W., Matthews, K. and Sivarajasingam, V. 2022. Overconfidence, alcohol and the environment: evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment. Cardiff: Cardiff University Business School.
- Sivarajasingam, V., Guan, B., Page, N., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2021. Violence in England and Wales in 2020: an accident and emergency perspective. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Crime & Security Research Institute. Available at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57875c16197aea2902e3820e/t/609a42af2c701e11a63bdaf4/1620722430096/Violence+In+England+and+Wales+in+2020_NVSN+Cardiff+University+Report.pdf
- Sivarajasingam, V., Guan, B., Page, N., Peel, E., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2020. Violence in England and Wales in 2019. An accident and emergency perspective. Project Report. Cardiff: Crime & Security Research Institute.
- Sivarajasingam, V. and Shepherd, J. 2020. Child physical abuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2019. Project Report. [Online]. London: Office for National Statistics. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/childphysicalabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2019
- Sivarajasingam, V., Page, N., Green, G., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2019. Violence in England and Wales in 2018. An accident and emergency perspective.. Cardiff: Crime and Security Research Institute, Cardiff University.
- Sivarajasingam, V., Farnell, D., Page, N., Moore, S. and Shepherd, J. 2018. Violence in England and Wales in 2017: An Accident and Emergency perspective. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/1162414/National-Violence-Surveillance-Network-Report-2017.pdf
- Sivarajasingam, V., Moore, S. C., Wells, J. P. and Shepherd, J. P. 2010. Violence in England and Wales 2009: an accident and emergency perspective. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.vrg.cf.ac.uk/nvit/NVIT_2009.pdf
- Sivarajasingam, V., Wells, J. P., Moore, S. C. and Shepherd, J. P. 2009. Violence in England and Wales 2008: an accident and emergency perspective. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.vrg.cf.ac.uk/nvit/NVIT_2008.pdf
- Sivarajasingam, V., Moore, S. C. and Shepherd, J. P. 2008. Violence in England and Wales 2007: an accident and emergency perspective. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.vrg.cf.ac.uk/nvit/NVIT_2007.pdf
Research
I am a member of the Violence and Society Research Group (VRG) and contributed to VRG being identified as 'world leading' in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, winning the 'Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education' for contributions to Medicine, Health and Welfare (2010) and being nominated for the prestigious Times Higher Education award (2012). I developed collaborations with external partners, including 167 Emergency Departments (EDs) in England and Wales, all four police forces in Wales, Office for National Statistics, Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) and the Home Office. The development and expansion of the group has been facilitated by the close links which I formed with Cardiff Business School, School of Social Science and the Department of Primary Care and Public Health to study community violence using injury data. This interdisciplinary collaboration between academics and clinicians, which has been formalised within VRG, has been an important driver in translating my research findings into policy, potentially for better patient care and community benefit. For e.g. modelling violence-related injury has identified risk/protective factors amenable for interventions such as alcohol price, which is driving government policy on alcohol pricing. I am an advisor for the 'Welsh Government Panel on Substance Abuse' and my research on alcohol price and violence informed the Welsh Public Health White Paper (2014) 'Listening to you – Your health matters'.
My research trajectory, to tackle interpersonal violence and alcohol misuse, led to the development of the prototype network of Emergency Departments in England and Wales to collate, share injury data and disseminate findings. As Founder and Director of this National Violence Surveillance Network, I have made significant contributions to violence surveillance over the past two decades. I was awarded the International Research Prize for work on violence epidemiology. As Clinical Lead in many of the projects on tackling violence, which sit at the interface between clinical and academic research, I lead on idea generation, NHS ethics, patient recruitment and data quality and maximised opportunity for outputs to align with clinical practice.
As Divisional R&D Lead (2016-19), expert member Welsh Research Ethics Committee, (2017-19), Research Integrity Lead, (2017-), Dental School Research Ethics Officer (2016-) and Chair, Dental School Research Ethics Committee (2016-), I have facilitated links between University and Health Board researchers ensuring legal and ethical standards on research undertaken by students and staff.
Teaching
As Oral Surgery Programme and District General Hospital Lead, I have overall responsibility for the direction and development of Oral Surgery, a core Cardiff University BDS curriculum. I was elected Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (2018) for my contributions to post graduate Oral Surgery training and development in the UK. As Speciality Advisor (2016-), Training Programme Director and Chair, Speciality Training Committee (2013-19), I lead Oral Surgery training in Wales for CCST. I am examiner, Intercollegiate Speciality Fellowship Examination (2019-23) and Diploma of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties (Part 2; 2011-). I am fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Biography
Contact Details
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